Melrose Obituaries

MELROSE — Edward “Ed” Doherty, 76, of Melrose, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Feb. 20.

Ed was born and raised in Cambridge, was a graduate of Rindge Technical High School, Class of 1956 and went on to attend technical school for several years. He worked as an electronic technician for Datametrics in Wilmington for…

MELROSE — Walter F. Cronin, 73, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Jan. 27.

Walter was born and raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Cambridge. After high school, Walter served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.

He worked as a…

MELROSE — Kathryn Gerson, 94, an artist of Melrose and formerly of Stoneham, died Feb. 8 in Winchester after a long illness.

Kathryn was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1938, and was artistically talented. She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. After graduation, she taught for three…

Worked for Melrose schools

BRENTWOOD, N.H. — Catherine E. “Katie” (Birmingham) Alkins, 93, of Brentwood, N.H., formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Monday, Feb. 9.

Catherine was born in Lynn on Nov. 26, 1921 and was one of four daughters of the late Patrick J. and Mary Margaret (Monahan…

Nurse

BOSTON — Mary C. (Bistany) Tortora, 54, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital on Feb. 12.

Mary was born to Marjorie and the late Donald Bistany in Winchester on Feb. 21, 1960. She was raised in Woburn and attended Woburn schools. Mary furthered her education by receiving a bachelor’s degree in nursing from…

Served in U.S. Air Force during Korean War

MELROSE — Giles A. Gardner, 87, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 6 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Giles was born in Stoneham, one of three sons of the late Andrew H. and Christine (Miller) Gardner. He was raised in Melrose and graduated…

Worked as secretary at Weymouth Vocational High School

MELROSE — Ann J. (Shiel) Monahan, 92, of Melrose, passed away on Feb. 15.

Ann was born in Boston on Feb. 4, 1923 to Michael and Mary (Gavigan) Shiel. Growing up during the Great Depression, Ann learned the value of a dollar among the many other…

Executive secretary for Selective Service System

TEWKSBURY — Millie Campea, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Peregrine Landing in Tewksbury on Monday, February 16.

Millie was born in Melrose on September 13, 1922, one of six children of the late Charles and Anna (Lanciani) Campea. She was raised in Melrose…

Lifelong Melrose resident

MELROSE — Loretta (Dean) Hutchins, 92, of Melrose, passed away on Feb. 13.

Loretta was a lifelong resident of Melrose. She was born to John and Nora Dean on Oct. 12, 1922. Loretta grew up during the Great Depression, so from a young age she knew what it meant to work…

HAVERHILL — Phyllis M. (Hatch) Hilton, 92, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at the Oxford Rehabilitation Center in Haverhill on Monday, Feb. 2.

Phyllis was born in Boston on Aug. 20, 1922 and raised in Melrose by her grandparents, the late Clayton W. and Lydia M. (Nickerson) Hatch.

Phyllis was a strong, creative…

MELROSE — E. Ellen (Sills) Robinson, 77, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Monday, Feb. 2.

Ellen was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind. on Feb. 11, 1937, one of two children of the late Ernest and Alta (Worthman) Sills. She was raised in Ft. Wayne, where she graduated from high…

WAKEFIELD — Leonard J. Jesse, 86, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Mr. Jesse was born in Malden on May 29, 1928 and was one of two sons of the late Leonard Jr. and Helena (Bax) Jesse. Raised in Everett, he was…